Category: Moncton

Premier Brian Gallant says he didn’t get any assurances on softwood lumber tarrifs in a meeting with U-S commerce secretary Wilbur Ross in Washington yesterday.

Gallant, however, is still optimiswtic New Brunswick will receive an exemption as the other Atlantic provinces have.  The Premier says Ross listened carefully to his arguments and negotiations will continue between the two federal governments.

Dozens of National Acadian Day events in Atlantic Canada are getting a million dollars from Ottawa. Heritage Minister Melanie Joly in Moncton yesterday announced funding for 59 projects, including the Festival acadien de Caraquet.

Joly says the money is part of the Canada 150 Fund and will give Acadian communities the chance to show off their cultural heritage on August 15th.